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11 Mar 2021

Polestar coming to Australia this year

Alex Rae

An all-new car brand will enter Australia this year, though it only sells electric vehicles. Volvo sibling brand and electric vehicle-only manufacturer Polestar has confirmed it will launch locally later this year. Owned by Chinese auto giant Geely (which owns Volvo), the EV maker is expanding on its current network in China, North America and […]

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10 Mar 2021

2021 Hyundai i30 Sedan N-Line review

Nathan Ponchard

Our independent 2021 Hyundai i30 Sedan N-Line review in Australia, including price, specs, interior, ride and handling, safety and score. After years of indifferent Elantra sales and a fading presence in the company of the hugely successful i30 hatch, Hyundai Australia has gone out on a limb by naming the seventh-generation Elantra the ‘i30 Sedan’. […]

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05 Mar 2021

2021 Nissan Navara Review

Alex Rae

Our independent 2021 Nissan Navara review in Australia, including price, specs, interior, ride and handling, safety and score. Nissan’s current D23 generation Navara has been with us since 2015 and in that time it has had a few revisions though nothing as significant as this MY21 facelift. Borrowing styling cues from the tough Nissan Titan […]

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04 Mar 2021

Buying or selling a secondhand child car restraint

Practical Motoring

It makes sense to recycle children’s clothing and there’s big business in selling used cars… Here’s what you need to know when buying a used child car restraint.

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04 Mar 2021

MG in top ten, China claiming more and more sales

Alex Rae

The Australian new car sales chart is quickly changing with 2021 showing that China and in particular SAIC Motor brand MG and competitor GWM are fast becoming popular options for buyers. As we reported last month, January saw China become the fourth largest country of origin for new car sales (according to Vfacts provided by […]

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03 Mar 2021

What lights to use when driving in fog or hazardous conditions

Alex Rae

Conditions turn bad as fog covers the road and you can’t see anywhere near as much as you could just moments ago – what lights do you turn on and what do you do? When you’re driving in fog there are two problems that arise: one, you can’t see as far as when it is […]

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